Cotton chopper and checker.



PATENTED NOV. 21, 1905 J. F. AGEE. COTTON CHOPPER AND UHEGKER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8. 1904.

V J 2 Lu dale, county oi STA'iEt slou h-inn r. iivo n To aid witch's/i1;may concerns 1 es it known that LJQEIATi-IAN F. Assn, a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Avon- Torrent, State of'iiexas, have inventeda Cotton Chopper and Checker, of which the foliowing is n specification.

This invention relates to cotton-chopping machines, and rnoreparticularly to machines provided Withrevolring disks; and the object isto construct a lightniechine which will chop or block out the cotton bydriving across the rows and block the cotton for five or six feet, ormore or less, at one trip across the field. according tothe number ofdisks used on the machine.

[One of the advantages that it checks i is ping the cotton.

of the truck re so arrengedthst the ext to the cotton thcthasnot beenchop inches Murrow or marks the ground tor the path of the wheel whichis next to the cotton al eady chopped on theretur'n trip.

Another ml oi" the invention is that the-machine is readily convertibleto a light cult-ii or or disk harrowdiwhich is on Wheels.) Provision is11]" i adjusting the disks relative to their forivz'ird or backwardposi-' other to prevent the tions relative to each choking of theiiiscliine.

ther obj cts and advantages will be fully explained in. the followingdescription, and the invention will he more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is hard to th" panyizig drawings which form a pert at i thisapplication and Fh i e it plain View of the chopper and "l. 4. checner,UB9 5 View.

j the is a, side elevation 11 View of one of is i i support ii brokensectional-l lets. vicwoi 1e pivotal connections of; the-adws lug-supportwith the presser-arm. i

Similar characters of refcrenceere used to indicate the shine p n-tshroughout the several views. d r

This inventionis provided ivitli :i rcctrmgw litl frame in asubstzintih'lli horizontal posi tion, consisting ot thc front been) orcar l, the hack h 'nn or her and the side hemns .ni cis nonntcd on theaxial, and niohhied in thewhccis A attached to the :ixie by a suitll theaxle ii Eoecifi'cati'on of Letters Paaent.

I vided for making the 1' it not heiicgshown in this Patented. Nov. 221,1905.

able bolt, such as Lfi-bolt, such U-bolts 7 heingnsecl to attach theframe-pieces 3 to the axle 4, The tongue is also, attached to theirame-p1ece 1 by means of the bolt 8. The

tongue is braced by the braces 9, which'are attached to the tongue bysuitable bolts and also attached to the frzimemiec s 3 by bolts.

A. bar or brace i0 attached to the tongue 6 and to the ban? rame-piecefor mountdisks 12 are c -r al by beams 13., end the ,dishs l are ca .3beams 15S. .ij'no in nns i3 and l5 flush w th.

vertical adjacent vertical sides her thut is. in thesanie the drawingsthe beams nted or. the shaft 16 and are pivotnily inounteu on the The. ethe cotton is small and. the

l7. lend is 21nd clear of t both s ts of beams nuiy bomounted orpivotal-l attached to the fro-ct shaft or the rcizrsheli. Each beelniisprovided with a brace iiho shaft 17 is journcled in he hangers orbraces 19 which are ndjnstmle by reason of several boltholestherethrough. 'lhefinmg: 19 have braces 20. The shaft 16 is ourncled inthe same hangers 19, but farther to the rear for the purpose locatingthe disks 12 further back than dis ll to prevent choking of the disks bytrash. The shaft 16 is also provided with braces 21.. which are attachedto hens; 17 is provided The shaf front frame-piece "rslnework rigid.These or-secs are mounted on. the shaft 1? and bolted to the axle 4:.

The heamsl and adjusted z.

% and 1.5 are supported nnd held the rerun-distance chow the grout *lthe fire scr-crms and the lida n. )m' oars no. 11 their sitzichincnts.lfhe disk ire set at the prcporengle and mounted on the beams by shoesor costings 26. The castings Z8 constitute the hearing for the risks.'iheso washings have grooves formed therein for receiving the hemns l3and 15. and the cusLings aresccnred on the beams by suitable bolts. Thearms 2% are mounted on a shaft 37, which shaft is square incross-section. The sln.i' 27 is journulcd in hearings Qlimvhrch crehrtcdto the under sidcof i ll frame iieccs a The shaft 37 )flSSG- tiirou lr ib i die oz-Lee he r10. which makes this .her more Braces are also pro-LOO firm. This shaft is rocked by means of'a lever 28' for the purposeof raising or lowering the rear ends of the arms 24. The lever 28'isheld atany suitable adjustment by means of the ratchet 29, whichratchet is mounted on the brace-barlO, and by the spring-pressed dog 30,which engages the ratchet 29. The beams and 13 are supported by theadjust: ing-bars 25, which are pivotally connected to to the arms 24 andto the castings 26, which have upward-projecting bifurcated studs 31.The

. bar is free to move through the arm 24, or rather the arm 24 is freeto move down on the arm 25, but is prevented from upward i5 movementrelative to said bar by reason of a key 32, which key maybe set in anyone of the holes in the bar 25. This is accomplished by pivoting the arm21 to a clip 33, through which the bar 25 moves loosely. The arm 24: 2ois pivoted to the clip 33 by reason of the pins or trunnions 3 1. Aspiral spring is mounted on the bar 25 to hold the beams 13 and 15 downfor the purpose of holding the disks at the proper depth in the ground.The disks 25 can thus yield upwardly to some extent, and the pressurecan be increased on the disks by lowering the outer ends of thepresser-arms 24. The upper end of the spring 35 presses against the clip33, and the'lower end rests on gothe plate or bracket 36, through whichthe bar 25 passes loosely. The clip or bracket 36 has anupward-projecting stud 37 which is bent at the upper part to passthrough a hole in the bar 25. This clip 36 rests on the stud 5 31 andsupports the spring 35 and preventsit from interfering with the stud 31.The arms 2 1 are held depressed by the lever 28 through the dog 30 andthe ratchet 29. The disks 12 and 14. are set at the proper angle bymeans of the castings 26. The disks are set at the proper distance apartby the castings or shoes 26, and the distance can be varied by movingthe beams 13 and 15 laterally on the shafts 17 and 16. The means foracgomplishing this is illustrated in Fig. 3. Between the beam 15 ,andits brace 18 a cuff or movable collar 38 is I on the shaft 17. Thiscollar can be moved to any convenient or desirable position on the shaft17 and made stationary thereon by means of the set-screw 39. A collar 38is placed between each beam 13 or 15 and its brace 18. The shaft 16 maybe placed in the journal 10 in the brace 19 for varying the position ofthe disks 12 and 14 relative to each other.

This machine has been described as a ma: chine for blocking or choppingcottom, This is done by simply driving the team across the rows ofcotton. The object is to have the disks of each pair run about threeinches ,apart, more or less-that .is, ,each, pair of disks will leaveabout three inche of ground notbrbken, and consequently l a ves thegrowingcotton-plants: "I have shown a chopper --vaith four pairsofdisks. This number may 5 beihcreased ordimin ished without departingfrom my invention. The chopper marks the ground over which the returntrip must be made. The outside disk makes a furrow in which theinsidejvheel must run on the return trip. In this manner the machinemarks 7 or checks the land.

This machine is readily convertible into a light cultivator or diskharrow on wheels. The only thingto be done to convert the machine is tochange the positions of the beams 13 and 15 and the arms 24:. This isdone by moving the arms 13 and 15 along on the shaft 16 or 17 and bymoving the arms 24 on the bar 27 and by changing or transposingthepositions of some of th'e'disks. 30

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is .I

1. A cotton chopper and checker compris'if ing a truck, beams in pairspivotallyconn ectr ed to said truck and capable of forward or, backwardadjustment, and disks carried by" said beams at determined angles-thebeams of each pair of beams being parallel and dash with each other forportions of their lengths 9 for bracing purposes whereby said disks willbe held at constant angles at different forward or backward adjustments.

2. cotton chopper and checker comprising a truck,- pairs of disks, pairsof beams parallel and flush with each other for mounting said disks onsaid trucks, shoes forattaching said disks to said beams at deter minedangles, means for supporting said beams and permitting yielding motionthere-" 0 of upward, and means for adjusting the rear disk of each pairof disks forward or backward. 4

3. A cotton chopper andcbecker comprising a truck, vertically-adjustablehangers, lo beams parallel and flush with each other, shafts mounted inand longitudinally adjust able insaid hangers for pivotally connectingsaid beams to said truck, revolving disks mdhnted on said beams, andmeans for supporting said disks yieldingly at various ad- IIC justments.

4. A totton chopper and checker comprising a truck, beams in-pairsprovided with means for pivotally attaching the same to said truck atdifferent adjustments, revolving disks, shoes for attaching said disksto said beams at determined angles, said shoes hav? ing' bifurcatedupward projecting studs, presser armsoperatively connected to saidstuds, a shaftjournaled in said machine for I operating said arms, andmeans for adjusting said arms by means of said shaft.

5. A' cotton-chopping machine having a truck, beams carrying revolvingdisks, shafts for mounting said beams forward or backward relative toeach other, hangers for mounting said shafts at vertical andlongitudinal ad justments on said truck, shoes for mounting said diskson said beams at determined an- 3 gied. and means for lateral adjuaqmuntof said beams.

'". A 00mm shopper and chm-K91 hav ugpwvirs' of (i iii-swaying beams,shafts for said 5 bemns provided with means for longitndilmi am VGliiCEL:uljustu'aents thereof, said beam being laterafILy adjussmble on saidshafts, and

means for attaching disks to amid beams. fi

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